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June 7, 1932. A, G, MILLER 1,861,811

PROGRAM CALENDAR Filed Feb. 18, 1951 |l .3, NEB. Il

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\\ /5 Snventor A.GM1ller Gttorneg Patented June 7, 1932 UNITED STATESARTHUR G. MILLER, OF ATKINSON, NEBRASKA i PROGRAM: CALENDAR Applicationled February 18, 1931. Serial No. 516,793.

` The present invention relates to signs and display devices, and moreparticularly to a device adapted to be placed on exhibition to announcetheatricals, motion picture plays and the like, information of publicinterest, and to associate with this general information certainadvertising matter so that the advertising matter will be forciblybrought to the attention of the general public.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a sign board orthe like with a centrally disposed and detachable pad of sheets bearingcertain consecutively and pre? arranged programmes and to provide theboard or sign with marginal panel portions for the reception ofadvertising display matter and also legends or the like indicative ofthe theatre or other place of public meeting associated with theinformation contained on the sheets of the pad.

Vith the foregoing and view, the invention will be scribed hereinafter,ticularly pointed out hereto.

ln the drawing, wherein like symbols refer to like or correspondingparts throughout the several views: Y y

Figure 1 is a face view of a sign or dis play device constructedaccording to the present invention.

Figure 2 is an edge elevation of the same.

Figure 3 is a detail plan view of the body board of the sign with partsremoved therefrom.

Figure 4 is a detail rear elevation of the detachable pad for mountingupon the face of the sign board of Figure 3, and

Figure 5 is an e ge view of the pad shown in Figure 4.

Referring to the drawing, 10 designates a base board which may be ofcardboard, wood, metal or any suitable material or composition ofmaterials, and which preferably is of fiat rectangular shape adapted tobe positioned substantially vertically with one flat side thereofexposed for supporting the informative and advertising matter.

The base board 10 may be provided at its upper edge portion and betweenits lateral other obj ects in and will be more parin the claim appendedmore fully cle-- cording to edges with an opening 11 adapted to receivea hooked nail or other suspension device when it is desired to hang thesign against a wall, post or other support at a suitable distance abovethe ground.

g The base board 10 is also provided, at its lower end portion, withaneasel 12 which comprises a substantially triangularly shaped flaphaving an attaching strap 13 secured against the rear side of the bodyboard 10 in vertical position'so that, as shown in Figure 2, when theeasel 12`is swung outwardly at substantially right angles to the board10 the easel provides a suitable support to main-'- tain the base board10' in a substantially upright position. Y i n,

, The base board 10 is provided in its outer A surface, as shown -inFigure 3, with a centrally disposed panel 14 which may be defined bydepressing the outer surface yof the base board l10 or by marginal edgelines l15 which may be printed, painted or otherwise suitably disposeduponfthe outer surface of the board todefine the central panel.

Above the central panel 14 the base board 10 is provided with anarrowhorizontal slot 16 which is centered or aligned with the upper end ofthe panel 14, as clearly shown in Figure 3, and which is of s uch sizeand length. as to freely receive therethrough the flap or tongue 17carried'upon the Lipper rear sidey portion of a pad 18 of displaysheets. The

display sheets 18 are substantially of the sizeA ofthe panel 14 and maybe proportionedacthe size of the panel to fill or cover, orsubstantially fill or cover, the panel 14V as desired. v j V The pad 18comprises aA plurality of independent sheetswhich are secured togetherde- Y tachably at their upper endsfso that the sheets ofthe pad may betorn off one at ia ytime for exposing subjacent sheets throughout thelife of the pad.V Each sheet of the pad is adapted to be different fromlthe preceding one and may be ofthe construction and typesho'wn inFigure v1. l 4

In Figure l, the first sheet of the pad 18 is provided at its upperportion with a Vday and date space 19 which is set apart to contain,printed therein, the day' or days andthe l um ll 30 l to take place isset forth andthepanels 21 is placed on the display device or sign may ofcourse be changed to suit conditions ofv display and place of publicmeeting.

As shown in Figure 3, the base board 10 is providedacross its upperintermediate portion, and aboveithel slot 16,7with a top panel 2Oadapted to contain the name of the theatre and its location, and thefront face of the base board l() is also provided at opposite sides andacross its bottom with advertising Vpanels 21 arranged in suitable sizeand number to accommodate the marginal portion ofthe base board 1() andthe number of advertisements which are adapted to beV displayed.

The central panel 14 thus provides an information panel'in which thedesired information as to time and substance of meetings, motionpictures and the like which are are so disposed about the information*panel 14 thatthey will be exposed to view and will attract the publiceye.

By use of this invention, the pad 18 may be madeup of a number of sheetscorresponding to the number of meetings, performances or the like whichare pre-arranged, so that from period to period, such as day, a sheetmay be torn from the pad so as to expose the succeeding sheet and thusshow on the front of the sign ordisplay device the subject matterdesired for future dates.

Itis apparent that the pad 18 may be quickly and easily positioned andremoved with respect to the base board 10 by merely'inserting orwithdrawing the tongue 17 at the back of the pad through the slot 1G.`The tongue 17 is connect-ed to the upper edge portion of the pad so thatthe tongue, being Ylocated Wholly Vat the rear side ofthe base y board10, overcomes by its Weight and leverage the suspension weight ofthe pad18 at the front facejof the base board. Thus, the arrangement vofi thetongue 17 provides a quick and easy means for placing and removing thepads on thebase board.

All' of the panels in the front sideV of the base board 10 may bedelineated by depressing the panelsin the `front face of the baseV boardor by defining the panels with marginal lines or other configurations,such as at 15.'

It is obvious'that various changes and modifications may be made in thedetails of zfrom day to construction and desi n of the above specicallydescribed em odiment of this invention Without departing from the spiritthereo-f, such changes and modications being restricted only by thescope of the following claim.

lVhat is claimed is:

An advertising sign comprising a lat base board, an easel support forsaid board for holding the same in upright position, said board havingan outer face divided into a central panel and a plurality of borderpanels surrounding the central panel, said base board also provided atthe upper end of said central panel with a transverse slot extendingthroughout the Width of the central panel, and a padV of sheetsconforming in length and width substantially to that of the centralpanel removably fitting thereagainst, said pad of sheets having securingmeans at their upper ends for holding said sheets together in suspendedrelation,`said securing means provided with a depending tongue ofsubstantially thewidth of the pad ofsheets extending downwardly at therear side thereof and spaced from the rear-most sheet a distancesufficient to engage through said slot of the base board, said tongueadapted to engage against the rear side of the base board for securingthe pad of sheetsvdetachably7 in the said 'central panel of the baseboard.

In testimony whereof, 'I have affixed my ARTHUR Gr. MILLER.

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